Memory Cloths

In December 2005 I saw an exhibit, Weavings of War: Fabrics of Memory, which included memory cloths from South Africa. These brightly colored fabrics had embroidered images from the makers’ experience. Accompanying them were narrative paragraphs explaining the scene depicted. They are called “Amazwi Abesifazane: Voices of Women”.

It was an “Aha!” moment. Since then I have been making these embroidered stories from my life.